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Well I have now lost over 30kg and have about 14kg to go to the weight I would like to be. I am now no longer in the "obese" category but am now just "overweight". The weight loss is a lot less now and a lot harder to lose and Christmas is coming so hopefully I don't put weight back on!

20kg down...30 to go. Feeling great and have so much more energy. I have picked up some new clothes in the sales and ordered some new bras and a swimsuit for summer, but the rest of my clothes I have got to with the sewing machine. I am now an size 18-20 (normal size not plus size). Also my blood sugar level is now around 6.0 .

The NICE guidelines in the UK say over 40 or over 35 with co-morbidities. The problem is each NHS Trust (each trust covers and manages a certain area, normally around a big town or city) has their own limits which further restricts by age, upper or lower BMIs. For example Bristol says you have to be under 35 years of age and Gwent says you have to be over 50 BMI, yet these trusts are right next to each other. That's why health in the UK is called a postcode lottery. Your postcode will even determine what cancer drugs a person can get. To top it off private health companies still call it "cosmetic" and won't cover it.
I am so pleased I moved back to Australia, which has enabled me to have the bypass. I couldn't afford to pay the whole cost myself in the UK.

Lol. I too had a similar experience. I had to go for my pre admission appointment the other day for my bypass op on the 19th June and the nurse asked me if I had any incontinence problems. I told her I had three children, previous kidney stones, bladder infections, diabetes and I was fat so of course I had incontinence problems. She too went on to say..."you are not fat"... I then gave her the look...... And asked her if she knew what operation I was having. We did have a bit of a giggle together after that. She was lovely and just being nice. I think most people are genuinely nice and struggle when people seem to put themselves down. However as you say the reality is you are just being truthful and I much prefer to call myself fat than obese. I dislike that word intensely.
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I am now on day 5 and had the same problems with diarrhoea, gurgling tummy, gas and the headaches. But from what I read here this sounds relatively normal as the body is detoxing. I have been naughty and had a few almonds as a snack after tea...well after an optifast soup I also like snacking on cherry tomatoes and carrots and read a great post on here with a Jamie Oliver tomato soup recipe, so I am going to try that as well.
Klara